JadeRaven said:
Yeah I got a bunch of 9mm hollow points recently. . . and realized that even if bad days came, I shouldn't be reaching for the pistol. So yeah I'm trying to sell it and get more 7.62x39
Not that I mean for this thread to veer all over the place, but you said something that seemed to need a response, rifle-related or not. Your point about the amount of 9mm is well taken, and ...
Really, you need so much FMJ/MC for occasional practice, but a pistol is generally a last-ditch item. Most people have three magazines that they rotate with another set or two, but even keeping those filled, in a high-cap, is somewhat north of three boxes of 50 or so. Let's figure on three to five slow rotations in and out of carry ammo (yeah, face it, it's a "wear item") at about four to six month periods each. Over two and a half years, if you were to cycle it out entirely every six months, only keeping six filled at a time, for, say, a Glock 17, you'd only be at 510 rounds or so, give or take the one in the chamber. So I don't see what it pays, other than as something to convert into something else of value, to keep thousands and thousands of rounds of first-tier defensive pistol ammunition around.
FWIW, I've stocked up on the Remington 115 gr. JHP 100 round VPs (L9MM1B) from W*M -- it's the most reasonable way to break it down into chunks, so to speak, and none of the online places can come close. No, it isn't +P, it isn't cutting-edge design, but it works.
Here's a test report:
http://www.gunandgame.com/forums/am...115gr-standard-pressure-water-denim-test.html
